23rd May 2020: Jure Pukl featured in Jazzwise June – latest press reaction to Broken Circles includes All About Jazz and ★★★★ Jazzwise Magazine review

  Jure Pukl is featured in June’s issue of Jazzwise magazine, as part of their ‘Taking Off’ series. Check out the full interview on the Jazzwise website. In the feature, Jure talks about his most recent release, Broken Circles, which we released in February. Broken Circles is available on 12″

21st May 2020: Chris Montague – Latest reviews for Warmer Than Blood include ★★★★ BBC Music Magazine + played on The Jazz Show with Jamie Cullum + press reaction from The Jazz Mann, Written in Music + Marlbank

  Warmer Than Blood (released 24th April) united guitarist Chris Montague, pianist Kit Downes & bass player Ruth Goller for a trailblazing exploration of Chris’ compositions. The group takes inspiration from many sources and it is hard to classify this music; it still has shape and energy, without relying on volume or histrionics to deliver

21st May 2020: Rudresh Mahanthappa appears as Jazz Times’ June cover star feature + interview discussing new album Hero Trio (available to pre-order now on 12” LP (Red and Black Splattered Vinyl) • CD • DL)

  We’re delighted to share the news that Rudresh Mahanthappa is June’s Jazz Times cover star. The next edition also features an in-depth article on his upcoming Whirlwind release Hero Trio. Head to the Jazz Times website to grab a copy. On Hero Trio, his sixteenth release as a leader/co-leader,

19th May 2020: ‘The Hero’s Journey’ (feat. Regina Carter) the second single from Michael Olatuja’s ‘Lagos Pepper Soup’ (out June 12th) released today + featured on WBGO’s Take Five + review from PostGenre

  Following his first single ‘Soki’, today Michael Olatuja releases ‘The Hero’s Journey’ (feat. Regina Carter),  the second single from his upcoming album Lagos Pepper Soup (out June 12th). ‘The Hero’s Journey’ is the most cinematic track of the album, a through-composed piece inspired by his late Mother Comfort Bola

15th May 2020: #WhirlwindInFocus: Chatting basketball, Billie Eilish and keeping busy with Walter Smith III

The next guest on the latest edition of #WhirlwindInFocus is tenor saxophonist Walter Smith III. Walter is in high demand as a leader, collaborator and sideman for some of the biggest acts in jazz. He followed his 2018 Whirlwind debut Twio with In Common (featuring. Matthew Stevens, Harish Ragavan, Marcus Gilmore &

15th May 2020: Released today – ‘In Common 2’ by Walter Smith III & Matthew Stevens ft. Micah Thomas, Linda May Han Oh & Nate Smith + Wall Street Journal, JazzTrail and Jazz Times Magazine reviews

  “Smith III and Stevens culled inspiration from their own imagination as well as from the comprehensive musical universe that inspire their work. Hence, In Common 2 is replete with magnificent ideas.” JazzTrail (full review) “A wide range of influences arrive unself-consciously in the music… Both the leaders and their

14th May 2020: Rudresh Mahanthappa’s ‘Hero Trio’ (out June 19th) featured in WGBO Jazz & interview on Jazziz Daily Brunch

  Anticipation is building for Rudresh Mathanthappa‘s Hero Trio release on Whirlwind Recordings (out June 19th). On Hero Trio, his sixteenth release as a leader/co-leader, Rudresh has moved the focus away from his own compositions to pay tribute to his greatest influences with an album of interpretations, enlisting the talents of long-time

14th May 2020: Will Vinson – Latest reviews for ‘four forty one’ include ★★★★ from Jazzwise + press reaction from London Jazz News, Step Tempest and Bebop Spoken Here

four forty one was alto saxophonist Will Vinson‘s debut recording on Whirlwind which saw him realise on a long-held dream – to record with five of today’s finest pianists. Featuring Sullivan Fortner, Tigran Hamasyan, Gerald Clayton, Fred Hersch and Gonzalo Rubalcaba, the differing combinations each represent a different aspect of Vinson’s

14th May 2020: Quinsin Nachoff to release third Whirlwind album ‘Pivotal Arc’ – 7th August – featuring Nathalie Bonin, Molinari String Quartet, Mark Helias, Satoshi Takeishi, Michael Davidson and JC Sanford

  We’re pleased to announce that Quinsin Nachoff‘s third Whirlwind album Pivotal Arc will be available CD • DL • 12″ LP 180g Limited Edition Vinyl on 7th August 2020. Saxophonist and composer Quinsin Nachoff’s career to date has delivered a boundary-crossing body of work that’s consistently unpredictable, fearlessly innovative,

13th May 2020: #WhirlwindInFocus “I’m dealing with an entirely new circumstance”: Rez Abbasi on life during COVID-19, new musical directions and how the legend of Django Reinhardt lives on

As part of #WhirlwindInFocus (Whirlwind’s new series of exclusive features, written features, Q & A sessions, video interviews & live playing sessions content), we spoke to guitarist Rez Abbasi about managing during lockdown, his upcoming release Django-shift and how the legendary Django Reinhardt continues to inspire countless creative projects. Interview

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